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Room Escape at Class: Escape Games Activities to Facilitate the Motivation and Learning in Computer Science
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Borrego, Carlos; Fernández, Cristina; Blanes, Ian; Robles, Sergi – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2017
Real-life room-escape games are ludic activities in which participants enter a room in order to get out of it only after solving some riddles. In this paper, we explain a Room Escape teaching experience developed in the Engineering School at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The goal of this activity is to increase student's motivation and to…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Educational Games, Learning Activities, Learning Motivation
The Design of NetSecLab: A Small Competition-Based Network Security Lab
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Lee, C. P.; Uluagac, A. S.; Fairbanks, K. D.; Copeland, J. A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2011
This paper describes a competition-style of exercise to teach system and network security and to reinforce themes taught in class. The exercise, called NetSecLab, is conducted on a closed network with student-formed teams, each with their own Linux system to defend and from which to launch attacks. Students are expected to learn how to: 1) install…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Teaching Methods, Computer Networks, Computer Science Education
Some Conceptual Changes in Micro-Computer Based Games.
Loveluck, Clive – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1989
Discusses the use of microcomputers in the construction and operation of business and management games and proposes changes in the conceptual framework within which games are designed. Topics discussed include the dynamics of business games; the use of graphical displays; simulation of competitor strategies; networking; and software integration.…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics